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Potsdam
- The End of World War II and the Remaking of Europe
- Letto da: Arthur Morey
- Durata: 10 ore e 29 min
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After Germany's defeat in World War II, Europe lay in tatters. Millions of refugees were dispersed across the continent. Food and fuel were scarce. Britain was bankrupt while Germany had been reduced to rubble. In July 1945 Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin gathered in a quiet suburb of Berlin to negotiate a lasting peace - a peace that would finally put an end to the conflagration that had started in 1914, a peace under which Europe could be rebuilt.
Award-winning historian Michael Neiberg brings the turbulent Potsdam Conference to life, vividly capturing the delegates' personalities: Truman, trying to escape from the shadow of Franklin Roosevelt, who had died only months before; Churchill, bombastic and seemingly out of touch; Stalin, cunning and meticulous. For the first week, negotiations progressed relatively smoothly. But when the delegates took a recess for the British elections, Churchill was replaced - both as prime minster and as Britain's representative at the conference - in an unforeseen upset by Clement Attlee, a man Churchill disparagingly described as "a sheep in sheep's clothing". When the conference reconvened, the power dynamic had shifted dramatically, and the delegates struggled to find a new balance. Stalin took advantage of his strong position to demand control of Eastern Europe as recompense for the suffering experienced by the Soviet people and armies. The final resolutions of the Potsdam Conference, notably the division of Germany and the Soviet annexation of Poland, reflected the uneasy geopolitical equilibrium between East and West that would come to dominate the 20th century.
As Neiberg expertly shows, the delegates arrived at Potsdam determined to learn from the mistakes their predecessors made in the Treaty of Versailles. But riven by tensions and dramatic debates over how to end the most recent war, they only dimly understood that their discussions of peace were giving birth to a new global conflict.
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- John Kaiser
- 20/06/2015
Richly told and entertaining.
Richly told account of the end of WW2 that leaves you wanting to know more. There were frequent comparisons with the end of WW1 that help contextualize the wars and their aftermath. I especially enjoyed the story of Truman assuming the presidency after being almost entirely ignored by Roosevelt, told nothing about the bomb, kept completely in the dark over what happened at Yalta. Neiberg even indicates that no substantive report was written about Yalta or what the agreements were. It's hard to imagine no one thought about the likelihood of Truman becoming president. Neiberg is generally positive and even handed about Truman.
The narrator was spot on & appropriately captured the gravity of the story.
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- Sam
- 12/02/2022
Nope
I kept wading through the book hoping I would find some gems, but alas, there were none.
Neiberg seems to be an eminent scholar but must subscribe to the theory that historic figures lie profusely in their memoirs and those close to them go along. This book simply does not square with the many books I've read on Churchill and Truman.
I started a list of inconsistencies but it is too long. Examples - Truman was an ignorant bumpkin, Uncle Joe was the "good cop" at Potsdam, "only 25 minutes spent on Poland at conference". I think the book grossly misrepresents the US and Truman's position and efforts on behalf of Poland - per Truman's memoirs and published diplomatic cables. I'll quit there.
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- KRC446
- 18/12/2020
Excellent Read and Listen!
Arthur Morey is one of my favorite narrators, and he does not disappoint here.
An excellent read of an important and well-written book about the end of WWII and Potsdam. I've read several books on WWII, but most included only very limited overviews of Potsdam. None shared the level of detail on Potsdam discussed here by Michael Neiberg. Also appreciated the context and comparisons of the end of WWII to the end of WWI.
Interesting and informative throughout. Strongly recommended for the curious and fans of WWI and WWII history.
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- brad b.
- 28/09/2020
Wonderful and engaging
The author does a wonderful job of explaining how the participants saw the world given their history of living through WWI and the failure of the league of nations. He also explains what they thought while the conference was in progress as well as the strategic reasons for leaving many critical issues unaddressed.
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- Dennis
- 05/05/2022
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if you want to study the history of the post world war II this is the book that I would recommend listening to or reading whichever is your preferred method it says optional
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- Anthony L. Washington
- 09/12/2020
Very Informative
The details were very good it didn't romanticize the players. There was a very surreal descriptive feel as it put you in the shoes of the participants so you do come away with why things transpired the way they did.
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- Dana Smith
- 14/07/2023
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Interesting read into our recent history. In hindsight, it’s easy to find fault with the decisions that were made but generally a proper path was chosen.
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- Marc Uknis
- 01/11/2022
Uncanny Relevance to 2022 Geopolitics
A must read if you want to understand the path to the use of nuclear weapons, the backdrop of the current Ukranian Russian war and its relationship to the history of Poland as well as the Russian perspective to the onset of the Cold War. Stealth tactics of leaving the Jewish refugee problem to the British which ultimately led to the creation of Israel and the modern Middle East.
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- John Ray
- 15/09/2022
Fascinating
Much is made of the big Allied conferences in WW2.
Potsdam is very well written and researched. Totally worth the time.
The narration is also quite good.
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- MortonC
- 05/06/2022
Informative but dull
While this title does provide a lot more context and background on the Potsdam conference, the writing is full and the narration is plodding and uninspired. I slogged through it because I wanted to learn, but it was like a textbook and not entertainment.
As another reviewer has noted... this book covers the events surrounding the conference and puts the decisions in context. But it doesn't cover the actual debates at the conference! Which is really... strange.
I was expecting to learn more about why on earth the French were granted rights as an equal power to administer Germany after WWII but it was rather dismissed with a comment about sharing the burden, so I still dont really know.
So, it's worthwhile if you want to learn more about the politics surrounding the Potsdam Conference and what the leaders were thinking in July 1945, but you need to be patient to get through it.
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